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O'Brien worked under Gailey at Georgia Tech for a season and called the coach "very patient" and a "good teacher." O'Brien revealed the Texans graded Hackenberg as a "very good" quarterback prospect, but that can be taken with a grain of salt as the Texans traded above the Jets, but elected to not draft the passer. Granted, the Texans signed their starting quarterback in free agency. May 9 - 10:02 AM

Per MMQB's Kalyn Kahler, the Jets held a secret workout with Penn State QB Christian Hackenberg in early April that helped convince them to draft the quarterback.

Noel LaMontagne of Compass Sports Advisors (who represent Hackenberg), described the workout, saying, "The word that comes to mind is intensity, just the level of intensity that they wanted to make sure it was kept extremely quiet and that nobody knew it was going to happen." The workout centered around pro-style offensive concepts that were not present in Penn State's shotgun offense. "It was about getting a really good feel for the way they are going to coach me going forward," Hackenberg said. The Jets ultimately selected Hack at pick No. 51. He probably won't see the field early in his NFL career unless the Jets have had a few drinks and are feeling adventurous. May 7 - 3:05 PM

Jets GM Mike Maccagnan said the team tried to "repeatedly" trade back from pick No. 51 before selecting PSU QB Christian Hackenberg.

We appreciate his honesty. Hackenberg at No. 51 is still baffling on some levels, and this comment does not shine a ton of confidence or conviction on the selection by the man who made the decision. Hackenberg will likely be allowed time to sit and theoretically learn without having to prove himself early in actual game situations. Chan Gailey has engineered plenty of production from lesser talents, but Hackenberg will need to be mindful of turnovers once getting an opportunity. May 3 - 11:12 AM

Hackenberg (6'4/223) looked like a future No. 1 overall NFL pick under Bill O'Brien before spending the last two seasons struggling mightily in James Franklin's offense. In 2014-2015, Hackenberg completed just 54.8% of his throws with a 6.53 YPA and 28:21 TD-to-INT ratio. As a 38-game starter, Hackenberg's career record was 21-17. Although Hackenberg is a plus athlete with NFL size and arm strength, he is a scattershot ball locator with major technical flaws and absorbed 104 career sacks. Hackenberg offers growth potential -- he turned 21 in February whereas Carson Wentz will turn 24 later this year -- but he is clearly a multi-year project. Apr 29 - 8:51 PM